Fishhook



Sept. 28, 1937. A, FARM 2,094,267

FISHHOQK Filed Nov. 30, 1955 IN VENTOR. ANTHONY PAP/14 H/5 ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 28, 1937 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHHOOK Calif.

Application November 30, 1935, Serial No. 52,393

4 Claims.

My invention relates to fish hooks, and more particularly to snelled hooks; and the principal object of my invention is to provide improved means for fastening the snell to the hook.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description of my invention. It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to this disclosure of species of my invention, as I may adopt variant embodiments thereof within the scope of the claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side view showing the improved hook embodying my invention; and 15 Figure 2 is a detail view of the joint between the snell and the shank of the hook. The waterproof coating is omitted in this view to show the construction more clearly.

Figure 3 is another detail View, partly in section, showing a modified form of construction, particularly adapted for hooks with straight shanks.

In terms of broad inclusion, the fish hook embodying my invention comprises a gut snell 25 disposed alongside the hook shank, and a sleeve embracing the shank and snell for fastening them together. A coating of waterproof material is also preferably provided over the fastened end of the snell and the sleeve. With hooks hav- 30 ing eyes, the snell is preferably knotted to the shank, and the sleeve is clamped about the end of the snell below the knot. For hooks without eyes, a corrugated sleeve is preferably used to r engage a complementary groove or ridge on the shank of the hook for interlocking the sleeve against movement.

In greater detail, and referring to the drawing, the fish hook embodying my invention comprises a shank 2 having an eye 3 formed at its outer end. A gut snell 4 extends through the eye and is preferably knotted about the shank as shown in Figure 2, with the lower end 6 of the snell extending downwardly alongside the shank below the knot.

Means are provided for clamp-ing the end 6 of the snell to the shank. For this purpose a stiff split sleeve 1 is provided about the snell and shank, and is pressed tightly against these elements. This sleeve is preferably of a suitable metal such as steel, copper or brass; and is preferably made in the form of a strip or band, and then bent or wrapped about the snell and shank.

This clamping sleeve protects the end of the gut snell, and serves as an additional fastening. Such a fastening does not break and unravel, as does a winding of silk; and furthermore the metallic sleeve may be applied very quickly,

which is an important factor in commercial production. Also, the metal is resistant to wear, and is especially suitable for such purposes as surf casting, where the hook is subject to the severe abrasive action of sand. If desired more than one sleeve may be provided.

Preferably a final coating 8 of a suitable waterproof material is provided over the fastened end of the sleeve. I have used a nitrocellulose base cut with amil acetate, but other waterproof coating materialsmay be employed. This coating protects the gut snell against the deteriorating action of rust, and also prevents the snell from working against the metal and fraying and weakening the gut.

For hooks without eyes, a construction such as shown in Figure 3 is preferred. In this case the shank 2 of the hook is annularly grooved, and a corrugation H is formed in the sleeve 1 to engage the groove. This interlocking engagement between the elements prevents the sleeve from sliding along the shank, and the pressing of the snell into the groove by the corrugation ll prevents the sn'ell from being pulled out from between the shank and sleeve.

Of course, a bead could be provided about the shank, and a groove provided in the sleeve to give a similar interlocking arrangement. In this straight shank construction a waterproof coating is also preferably provided to protect the snell.

I claim:

1. A fish hook comprising a shank, a snell having one end disposed alongside the shank, a sleeve embracing the shank and snell for fastening them together, and a coating of waterproof material over the fastened end of the snell and said sleeve.

2. A fish hook comprising a shank having an eye, a snell passing through the eye and knotted to said shank and having one end extending alongside the shank, and a sleeve embracing the shank and said end of the snell for further fastening the shank and snell together.

3. A fish hook comprising a shank having an eye, a snell passing through the eye and knotted to said shank and having one end extending alongside the shank, a sleeve embracing the shank and said end of the snell for further fastening the shank and snell together, and a coating of waterproof material over the knotted end of the snell and said sleeve.

4. A fish hook comprising a shank, a snell having one end dispose-d alongside the shank, a sleeve embracing the shank and snell for fastening them together, and interlocking means on said shank and sleeve.

ANTHONY FARIA. 

